When will Mayon Volcano erupt?

If I'm in Chicago and practically biting my nails, then I imagine the locals must be really edgy with over 30,000 resident evacuating.

I saw both Mayon Volcano [W] and Taal Volcano [W] when I was in the Philippines in 2004. Mayon Volcano is in Albay Province [W] is in the Bicol Region and is on the north border of Sorsogon Province [W]. My parents come from Sorsogon Province, so while Mayon Volcano is the Philippine equivalent of Japan's Mount Fuji [W] and is hence a national symbol, for my family it was a local thing.

Mayon Volcano is also just 15 Km = 9.3 miles from Legazpi City [W], a city with over 150,000 people that I also visited in 2004. Legazpi City is named after Miguel López de Legazpi [W], the Spanish conquistador who established the first Spanish colony in the Philippines.

Here's are some recent shots via http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/5252146.stm.

Is the chicken is his lunch or what?

These guys are close enough to cook.

Here's a shot from Wikipedia. Yes, the volcano is indeed that close to the airport.
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